MSc Music and Sound Technology (Audio Programming)
Master
In Hatfield
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
Hatfield
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Duration
1 Year
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Start date
Different dates available
Explore the most advanced studio techniques, technologies and processes at the forefront of current music production.
Unleash your creative potential and cultivate your own individual style to produce original arrangements, mixes, re-mixes and mastering work.
Deliver comprehensive solutions and support for live sound in a variety of performance settings.
On this postgraduate degree you will create your own A/V interfaces, plug-ins, and programming codes.
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About this course
Careers
When you graduate from these awards you will be ideally positioned to act as an interface between various music technologies and composers/producers. You may also consider a range of related positions such as lecturer, technical editor for music technology publications and other similar professions in the music industry or consider further study at doctoral level.
A Bachelor degree in Music Technology or related subjects. All applicants will be expected to have a solid prior knowledge of standard music studio devices, including practical experience across a range of typical audio software. Applicants interested in the Audio Programming route will need to demonstrate an element of prior experience in this area. This may include an understanding of underlying principles, or programming using a high-level language, such as Max/MSP, Java, or C/C++.
Why choose this course?
Music specialising in Audio Programming is designed to provide industry-relevant postgraduate education aimed at forming creative professional for the audio, production, and post-production industry, who wish to pursue careers as creative Audio Engineers or Producers within recording, production or as software developers, consultants or audio-media specialists. Students take hands-on sessions in the University's state-of-the-art facilities, including a top-class SSL studio, guided by dedicated tutors with significant industry experience. The postgraduate curriculum covers all the most relevant and current skills of the field, and sessions and assessment are designed to reproduce, as far as possible and appropriate, the realities of the commercial environment.
We are one of the largest music department in the UK, offering a rich portfolio of forward-looking music programmes uniquely designed to develop the most relevant skills in the current industry. The environment is friendly and supportive, and students benefit from being part of a large community of creatives in all fields: from film, to new media, performance, and fine arts.
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Subjects
- Sound
- Technology
- Programming
- Music
- Production
- Scheduled
- Performance
- Workshops
- Consecutive
- Seminars
- Tutorials
- Week
- Study
- Recording
Course programme
Lecture, seminars and tutorials are typically scheduled over two consecutive days a week, plus some extra sessions for particular workshops, performance and recording. In addition to scheduled sessions, students are expected to engage in self-directed study and studio practice.
Level 7
Module
- Creative Economies
- Research and Enquiry
- Audio Production and Design
- Studio Technologies, Processes and Practices
- Music and Sound Project
- Audio Programming
- Research and Enquiry (Online)
- Creative Economies (Online)
Additional information
UK Students
Full time
£9450 for the 2021/2022 academic year
Part time
£790 per 15 credits for the 2021/2022 academic year
EU Students
Full time
£13950 for the 2021/2022 academic year
Part time
£1160 per 15 credits for the 2021/2022 academic year
International Students
Full time
£13950 for the 2021/2022 academic year
Part time
£1160 per 15 credits for the 2021/2022 academic year
MSc Music and Sound Technology (Audio Programming)